The Effect of Maternal Oxytocin Induction during Birth on Early Neonatal Pain and Stress: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Although the data presented here are observational, the findings indicate that infants born to participants who underwent oxytocin induction exhibit more intense pain and stress responses. The pain-stress scores of newborns born to participants who underwent oxytocin induction were higher than those of newborns whose mothers did not receive oxytocin induction.